What is St. Louis ReCAST? A5-year,$4.7MgrantawardedbytheSubstanceAbuseandMentalHealthAdministration(SAMHSA)tofundprojectsforcommunitywell-beinginthefollowingareas:

•  ViolencePrevention•  YouthEngagement•  MentalHealth•  PeerSupport,and•  Trauma-InformedCare

ProjectGoals:•  Createcommunitychangethroughacommunity-basedparticipatoryapproach

•  Buildafoundationtopromotewell-being,resiliency,andcommunityhealing

•  Improveaccesstotrauma-informedcommunitybehavioralhealthresourcesandyouthpeersupport

Highlights:

•  Meettheneedsofhighrisk-youthandfamilies

•  Gathercommunityinputfromresidentsandcommunityleaders

Community Partners

LeadOrganizations:•  SaintLouisCountyDepartmentofPublicHealth•  St.LouisCityDepartmentofHealth•  SaintLouisMentalHealthBoard

Partners:

•  AliveandWell-St.LouisRegionalHealthCommission

•  BehavioralHealthNetworkofGreaterSt.Louis•  Children’sAdvocacyServicesofGreaterSt.Louis

(UniversityofMissouri–St.Louis)•  CityofDellwood•  CityofFerguson•  CommunityForward,Inc.

•  ForTheSakeofAll(WashingtonUniversity)•  ForwardThroughFerguson•  MetroTransit•  MissouriDepartmentofMentalHealth•  Readyby21St.Louis•  St.LouisAreaViolencePreventionCollaborative•  SaintLouisCountyExecutive•  St.LouisCountyPoliceDepartment•  St.LouisIntegratedHealthNetwork•  St.LouisMetropolitanPoliceDepartment•  TheSt.LouisPromiseZone(St.LouisEconomic

DevelopmentPartnership)•  SaintLouisPublicSchools

Target Audience - Residents within the Promise Zone… •  ThePromiseZone

targetareaisoneofonly22federallydesignatedPromiseZonesintheUnitedStates.Itencompasses:

•  St.LouisCityWards:

1-5,18-1921-2226-27

TheestimatedpopulationoftheSt.LouisPromiseZone(see

above)is199,792

St.LouisCountyincludingthecommunitiesof:BelleriveAcresBel-NorBel-RidgeBerkeleyBeverleyHillsCoolValleyCountyClubHillsDellwoodFergusonFlordellHillsGlenEchoParkGreendaleHazelwoodHillsdale

JenningsKinlochMolineAcresNormandyNorthwoodsPagedalePineLawnRiverviewUniversityCityUplandsParkVeldaCityVeldaVillageHillsWellston

The Participatory Budgeting Process DelegateSelectionCommunityDelegates

(communitymemberswithinthePromiseZone)willbechosento

leadcommunityprojectproposals.Delegateswillreceivetrainingandguidanceregarding

participatorybudgeting.

DelegateMeetings

Forapproximatelyfourweeks,meetingswillbeheldforcommunitydelegatesto

brainstormanddiscussprojectideas.

ScopeofWorkCreationCommunityDelegatesalong

withtheReCASTCoreAdvisoryBoardwillcreateanddesignaScopeofWorkfortheintended

projects.Informationistoinclude:budget,service

deliverables,targetaudience,numberofpeopletobeserved,

evaluationmetrics,etc.

RFPDevelopmentScopesofworkforeachprojectproposalwillbeconvertedtoprofessional

RFPsbyDPHstaff.

BiddingBidswillbegatheredfromcontractorsthatareableto

fulfillproposalservicerequirements.

CommunityVotingAtacommunitymeeting,

residentswithinthePromiseZonewillvotetodetermine

whichcontractorsarebestsuitedtofulfilleachscopeofwork.Winnerswillbeawardedcontractsforoneyear.

ImplementationFundsaredistributedandprojectstart-upbegins.

EvaluationTherewillbeanevaluation

conductedbyDPHstaff,PatientResearchAdvisoryBoard

members,andTheSt.LouisReCASTCoreAdvisoryBoardtodeterminethesuccessofeach

contract.

Trainings provided to ReCAST Delegates

•  FacilitativeLeadership

•  TraumaAwareness–AliveandWell

•  RacialEquity

•  RequestforProposalEvaluation

•  CommunityOutreach

Requirementsforparticipation:•  11yearsofageorolder•  PromiseZoneresident

**Transitpassesandchildcareprovided

Community Voting

When: May2018

Where:Several

locationswithinthePromise

Zone

Howitworks:

PromiseZoneresident

participation;readabstracts

11yearsofageorolder

DoNOThavetobearegistered

voterCast1vote!

Year 1 Awardees

RFP Focus: Mental Health

• Received8RFPs• Votedon3abstracts• CHADSCoalition•  SocialandEmotionalWellBeingProgram(reducesbullying)•  SignsofSuicide(mentalhealtheducation)•  FamilySupport(counselingforkidsandfamilies)

RFP Focus: Peer Support

• Received5RFPs• Votedon3abstracts• CommunityHealthinPartnershipServices(CHIPS)receivedmostvotes•  AfterSchoolWorkshopsandYouthLeadershipDevelopment–ClubCHIPS•  Peerhealtheducatorsperformplaysatareaelementary,middleandhighschoolsaboutdealingwithlifechallenges•  Bi-monthlysupportgroups(15people)andfreecounselingandpsychiatricservicesfor50individuals

RFP Focus: Youth Engagement •  Received19RFPs•  Votedon8abstracts•  St.LouisArtworksreceivedthemostvotes•  80paidinternshipstoyouth14-19whoresideinthePromiseZone

•  Apprenticeinspecificartdiscipline•  Jobreadinessskillbuilding•  Creativethinkingforproblemsolvingcapabilities

RFP Focus: Violence Prevention

• Received4RFPs• Votedon1abstract•  EmployeeConnection• Connect90high-riskoffendersages18-26yearstoreentryservices•  SoftskillsPreparationTraining

•  JobPlacementandcasemanagement•  Cognitivetherapyforex-offenders•  HighSchoolEquivalency/AdultLiteracy•  Supportiveservices

Next Steps • ContinuetocreateanawarenessaboutSt.LouisReCAST

•  ConductStakeholderBriefings,CoalitionofStakeholderandElectedOfficialsMeetings•  Reviewandevaluateproposals(BothcommunitymembersandDPHstaff)

• Awardminigrants($25,000orless)• ConflictofInterest

Coalition of Stakeholders

• Aspacefororganizations/individualsinterestedinReCAST;maybeseekingfundingorcollaborationswithorganizationsworkinginthesamespace

• CoalitionOfStakeholdersQuarterlyMeetings:•  ViolencePreventionFocus:May29atEmploymentConnection•  MentalHealthFocus:August29atTBD•  PeerSupportFocus:November29atTBD

Participatory Budgeting 2018 Calendar

Participatory Budgeting in Action… St. Louis ReCAST Accomplishments in Community •  Efficientlyimplementedparticipatorybudgeting

•  Successfullyrecruited132CommunityDelegates(PromiseZoneresidents)todate

•  DelegatesworkedingroupstodevelopScopesofWorkfor4fundingpriorities(mentalhealth,peersupport,violenceprevention,andyouthengagement)Scopesofworkincluded:•  Servicedeliverables,budget,targetaudience,

timeline

•  IncorporatedentirePromiseZonevoicethroughCommunityVoting•  YouthandHighriskfamilies

•  Provided$5KsponsorshiptoMetroTheatretoputonplaysfor5PromiseZoneSchools

•  Engaged:Electedofficials,schools,faithbasedorganizations,grassrootsorganizations,YOUTH

ParticipatoryBudgeting

CommunityVoice

CivicEngagement

EMPOWERMENTCommunityHealing

Participatory Budgeting in Action… St. Louis ReCAST Process/Organizational Accomplishments •  Formedsuccessfulcommunitypartnershipsand

collaborations(Noncompetitive):•  EstablishmentoftheCoreAdvisoryBoard:

•  15organizationsworkingtogether,strategicplanningteamforReCAST

•  EstablishmentoftheCoalitionofStakeholders•  Engagementofsystems,organizations,and

communitymembers

•  Issuanceof4RequestforProposals(RFPs)incorporatingCommunityVoice

•  EvaluationofproposalsbyDPHstaffANDCommunityDelegates

•  CommunityVotingwhichdeterminedwhichproposalswerefunded(HasneverhappenedonanorganizationallevelinSt.Louis)

•  PartnershipswithPatientResearchAdvisoryBoard–WashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis•  Awarded$25Ktoprovideevaluationandguide

communityengagementprocessdesignofReCAST

•  Children’sAdvocacyCenterofGreaterSt.Louis–UMSL•  Awarded$75Ktoprovidetraumainformedcare

servicestoPromiseZoneresidentsandworkstaff

•  OrganizationsareseekingtomodeltheReCASTPBprocess;severalhaveagreedtomatchfundingdollarstoawardadditionalcommunityprojects

Keep Connected

•  Facebook: facebook.com/ReCASTSTL

•  Twitter: @ReCASTSTL

• Website: www.ReCAST-STL.org

QUESTIONS?

Contact Us:

MichelleMitchell,CommunityEngagementCoordinatorMMitchell2@stlouisco.com

314-615-0508(office)

PaulaHughes,StakeholderEngagementphughes2@stlouisco.com314-615-8496(office)